A much-loved Greenwich pub will reopen in May after being closed for eight months — and will regain its old name once again. The Vanbrugh has been taken on by a family-owned business, which has turned the old pub into a hive of activity in the past week as the bar is refurbished. Historically known […]
Darryl Chamberlain
Journalist and SE Londoner. Founder/editor of The Greenwich Wire (also reporter, sub-editor, features editor, membership manager, head of finance and business development manager).
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More Charing Cross trains on the way for Blackheath, Kidbrooke and Eltham
Rail passengers in southeast London will get a “turn up and go service” on most routes on Mondays to Saturdays from December, Southeastern has said, as it confirmed plans to reverse many of the service cuts made after the pandemic. Blackheath, Kidbrooke and Eltham stations are due to get more trains to Charing Cross from […]
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Royal Observatory Greenwich given £21.9m towards ‘transformation’ works
Royal Observatory Greenwich has been £21.9 million from the government to help pay for new galleries and major refurbishment works. The First Light programme, billed as a “transformation” of the attraction, will cost £77 million in total. It includes a new entrance pavilion and landscaping works to better connect it with Greenwich Park. A lift […]
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No plans to charge overseas visitors at National Maritime Museum
Bosses at the National Maritime Museum say they have no plans to charge overseas visitors, even though the government said it would explore introducing admission fees. More than two million people visit the museum, Cutty Sark, Queen’s House and Royal Observatory each year. Entry to the National Maritime Museum and Queen’s House is free, in […]
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Sixty jobs to go as Woolwich-based Metro charity announces closure
The Woolwich-based charity Metro has announced it will close down next week, with the loss of more than 60 jobs. Metro is best known for its work in sexual health and LGBTQ+ advocacy but it expanded into other areas of community work over the years, including disability rights and helping voluntary sector groups. Now some […]
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Two-day London Marathon plan leaves Greenwich and Blackheath in the dark
The London Marathon could take place across two days next year, organisers have confirmed – leaving residents and businesses near the route wondering what it means for them. This year’s event, on Sunday April 26, will begin on Blackheath and snake its way through Woolwich, Charlton, Greenwich and Deptford on its way to the finish […]
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Mudchute Farm’s future is secured after council agrees new lease
A city farm just a few minutes’ walk from Greenwich Foot Tunnel has had its future secured after a long-running wrangle with the local council – but at a cost of £15,000 per year. Mudchute Farm, which has been on the Isle of Dogs since 1977 and is now one of Europe’s biggest city farms, […]
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Charlton Riverside rejected for ‘new town’ status that Thamesmead won
Thamesmead may have been declared a new town this week – but the government rejected a suggestion that Charlton Riverside should be given the same status, The Greenwich Wire can reveal. The new-town status for Thamesmead – some 60 years after work started on the first phase of housing in the area – provides a […]
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